Fairbank Elementary School

Fairbank Elementary School is one of the compact elementary-level communitys in Fairbank, Iowa, overseen by Wapsie Valley Comm School District, with 187 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 6. Enrollment runs roughly 42% smaller than the state mean of about 325.

Within Wapsie Valley Comm School District, which oversees 6 schools and 637 students, Fairbank Elementary School is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, Fairbank Elementary School shows that nearly all students (94%) are White. Other groups include 4% Hispanic, 2% multiracial. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 14 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 13.7:1 students per teacher. That tracks the state average closely. An estimated 19% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is below Buchanan County's rate of about 29%.

Around the school, census data for Buchanan County shows median household earnings sit near $78,236, 22% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. Across Buchanan County's 18 public schools (combined enrollment of about 3,231 students), Fairbank Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Rural Elementary School #4, roughly 2.0 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 4 other public schools cluster around Fairbank Elementary School.

The campus sits in a low-density setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Fairbank Elementary School has edged down 15%, going from 219 students in 2018 to 187 in 2025. Class-load math has loosened: from 11.7:1 in 2018 to 13.7:1 in 2025.

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